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<p>R&amp;B stars Ruth and Anita Pointer will talk about the records that inspired them and the country song that earned them a Grammy, but mostly, they’ll have a lot of fun remembering all the great hits they had. The composer Bobby Lopez will talk about why Gene Wilder’s performance of ‘Pure Imagination’ changed his life. Linda Holmes and Glen Weldon from NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour talk about the new things you should check out this week. Lastly Jesse will talk about why The Muppet Movie, the original from 1979, is one that you should watch again.</p>
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<p><center><a href="https://soundcloud.com/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/the-pointer-sisters"><b>The Pointer Sisters Get Excited (About Music, Clothes, and More)</b></a></center></p>
<p><a href="http://www.thepointersisters.com/">The Pointer Sisters</a> have always been musical chameleons. They had huge dance-pop hits in the 1980s, like "I'm So Excited" and "Jump (For My Love)", but at that point they had already found success in genres from jazz to R&amp;B to disco, and even won a Grammy for their country hit, "Fairytale". The sisters grew up in Oakland, California and were taught by their reverend father that rock and roll was 'the devil's work'. However, when their parents weren't around, they snuck in listening sessions to Elvis, The Supremes, and James Brown.</p>
<p>Sisters Bonnie and June Pointer formed the earliest incarnation of the group in 1969, joined within several years by Ruth and Anita. They recorded their debut self-titled album in 1973, and the single "Yes We Can Can" became their first hit. They went on to record more hits over the next few decades, including "How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)", a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Fire", and "He's So Shy".</p>
<p>Ruth and Anita Pointer join us for a wild and entertaining interview about their signature vintage style, forging their own musical path, and mixing family with business. </p>
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<p><center><a href="https://soundcloud.com/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/pchh-140218"><b>Pop Culture Happy Hour Talks About Letters to Boys and Anthropomorphic Ants</b></a></center></p>
<p>Linda Holmes and Glen Weldon of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour stop by to recommend a couple of their current favorite new books.</p>
<p>What if instead of pretending your teenage love letters never existed... you published them, and let the world take a look? Linda recommends the new memoir <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1940207053/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1940207053&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thesoundofyou-20">Notes to Boys: And Other Things I Shouldn't Share in Public</a>, by Pamela Ribon. Ribon spent much of her free time in high school penning over-the-top notes to her crushes, and provides original drafts, with asides from her adult self.</p>
<p>Glen recommends the new graphic novel <a href="http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/shopCatalogLong.php?item=a51fab5da1641f">Ant Colony</a> by Michael DeForge -- a debut novel that's psychedelic, surreal, darkly funny, and definitely not for kids.</p>
<p>You can hear Glen and Linda weekly on the <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129472378">Pop Culture Happy Hour</a> podcast, and find Linda's writing on NPR's Monkey See blog.</p>
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<p><center><a href="https://soundcloud.com/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/bobby-lopez-stcml"><b>Bobby Lopez on The Song That Changed My Life: "Pure Imagination"</b></a></center></p>
<p>Think of a song you know by heart. A song that's been in your life for such a long time, you don't even remember when you first heard it. Maybe it was in your favorite movie as a kid. </p>
<p>Bobby Lopez writes those kind of songs. He's a composer for musicals and movies, and co-created the hit Broadway shows The Book of Mormon and Avenue Q. Most recently, he's teamed up with his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez to write for Disney's Frozen. The pair's songs have inspired movie singalongs and a score of YouTube covers, and their breakout hit <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GLQQ24A/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00GLQQ24A&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thesoundofyou-20">Let It Go</a>, is <a href="http://oscar.go.com/nominees/music-original-song/frozen">nominated</a> for an Oscar.</p>
<p>This week, Bobby shares the song that changed his life: the inspiring and magical <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ-uV72pQKI">Pure Imagination</a>, from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. </p>
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<p><center><a href="https://soundcloud.com/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/the-outshot-the-muppet-movie"><b>The Outshot: The Muppet Movie</b></a></center></p>
<p>Why do folks get into showbiz? If you think it's all to get attention, fame, or money, let <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D8HLQSM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00D8HLQSM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thesoundofyou-20">The Muppet Movie</a> show you why you're wrong.</p>
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https://www.maximumfun.org/bullseye/pointer-sisters#commentsAnita PointerAnt ColonyBobby LopezbooksBullseyeComic Booksdance musicGlen WeldonLinda HolmesmoviesmusicNotes to Boys And Other Things I Shouldn't Share in PublicOutshotpodcastpop culturePop Culture Happy HourPure ImaginationRuth PointerThe Muppet MovieThe Pointer SistersThe Song That Changed My LifeTV ShowsBullseyeTue, 18 Feb 2014 18:58:19 +0000MaxFun Intern33456 at https://www.maximumfun.org